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Gators football gets in on the fun with Florida’s stadium fire

UF fans got a bit of a scare on Saturday when a video was posted of a large cloud of smoke that was rising out of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

The Gator Nation got a bit of a scare on Saturday afternoon when a Twitter user posted a video of a large cloud of smoke that appeared to be rising out of the south end of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

As it turned out, it was a maintenance tractor fire that caused the blaze, which took about an hour for Gainesville Fire and Rescue to fully extinguish. No injuries or structural damage were initially reported, though the incident is still pending further investigation.

Throughout the ordeal, members of Florida’s athletics department have engaged in a humorous commentary of the situation beginning with redshirt junior defensive lineman Zachary Carter, who tweeted the following not long after the initial tweet was posted.

“We got something cooking in the swamp”

Head coach Dan Mullen got in on the fun shortly after, offering this nugget of encouragement for Florida Gators fans.

You know the Gators are gonna be on fire this year. But we still have 2 weeks til kickoff.

Not to be outdone by his head coach, athletic director Scott Stricklin also got in on the fun, offering up this dad joke that any UF alumn can appreciate.

September Saturdays in #TheSwamp are always hot, so nothing new here.

Wrapping things up, Mullen simply posted the following GIF that seems perfectly fitting for 2020.

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